ISTANBUL. – The final court hearing into the scandalous Ergenekon case was convened Monday at an Istanbul court.

The court announced the sentences of the defendants in the case that lasted for about five years, informs Aksam daily of Turkey.

As a result, sixteen defendants were released from the courtroom. Among them was Mehmet Perincek, who has close links with the Azerbaijani authorities and is known for his fight against the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and his books containing inaccurate information.

To note, Mehmet Perincek is the son of sworn anti-Armenian personality Dogu Perincek who heads the Talat Pasha organization, which actively fights against the Armenian Genocide’s recognition in Europe.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, Dogu Perincek, was sentenced to 117 years, strongly anti-Armenian retired general Veli Kucuk was sentenced to life in prison, and writer Yalcin Kucuk was sentenced to 86 years.

The trial is in progress.

To note, organizing the assassinations of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople and the head of the Sivas Armenians was among the plans of Ergenekon, which is an alleged clandestine terrorist organization in Turkey.